US Air joins American's joint European venture

US Airways has officially joined the trans-Atlantic joint venture among American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia and Finnair, marking yet another significant step toward the full integration of American and US Air.
American, British Airways and Iberia established the joint venture, which allows the carriers to cooperate on trans-Atlantic services and also lets them coordinate schedules and pricing, in October 2010. US Airways brings 28 trans-Atlantic services to the table, but will join the venture as an affiliate member until the merger is complete.
“Bringing US Airways into the joint business network is an important step for us, as we continue to advance our collaboration with alliance partners to increase growth, market share and competition,” Doug Parker, chief executive officer of American Airlines, said in a statement. “Joining our entire merged company into this agreement creates a stronger and more competitive joint business.”